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Hannah Graham suspect Jesse Matthew charged with other rape | Hannah Graham suspect Jesse Matthew charged with other rape |
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The man suspected in the disappearance of British-born student Hannah Graham has been charged with abducting and raping another woman in 2005. | The man suspected in the disappearance of British-born student Hannah Graham has been charged with abducting and raping another woman in 2005. |
In Fairfax County, Virginia on Monday, Jesse Matthew, 32, was also indicted on charges of attempted capital murder. | In Fairfax County, Virginia on Monday, Jesse Matthew, 32, was also indicted on charges of attempted capital murder. |
Mr Matthew is being held in connection with Ms Graham's disappearance on 13 September. | Mr Matthew is being held in connection with Ms Graham's disappearance on 13 September. |
On Saturday, authorities discovered a body which may be Ms Graham's in Albemarle County. | On Saturday, authorities discovered a body which may be Ms Graham's in Albemarle County. |
In the newest charges, Virginia officials have thus far declined to offer further details regarding the investigation and victim, a 26-year-old woman abducted from suburban Washington DC in 2005. | |
"The victim... is grateful that the case will go forward," Fairfax County commonwealth attorney Raymond Morrogh told reporters on Monday. | "The victim... is grateful that the case will go forward," Fairfax County commonwealth attorney Raymond Morrogh told reporters on Monday. |
Mr Matthew is currently being held in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he has been charged with abduction with intent to defile. | Mr Matthew is currently being held in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he has been charged with abduction with intent to defile. |
Ms Graham, 18, was last seen on 13 September, when she disappeared after an evening of drinking and socialising with friends. | Ms Graham, 18, was last seen on 13 September, when she disappeared after an evening of drinking and socialising with friends. |
She had been in her second year of study at the University of Virginia, where she was described as a bright student who got top marks in her exams. | She had been in her second year of study at the University of Virginia, where she was described as a bright student who got top marks in her exams. |
Parents contacted | Parents contacted |
She was born in Reading, southern England, and moved to the US with her parents at the age of five. | She was born in Reading, southern England, and moved to the US with her parents at the age of five. |
On Saturday, a body was discovered in an abandoned property in Albermarle County. | On Saturday, a body was discovered in an abandoned property in Albermarle County. |
Charlottesville police chief Timothy J Longo earlier said officers had contacted Ms Graham's parents shortly after a search team found the body and made a preliminary identification. | Charlottesville police chief Timothy J Longo earlier said officers had contacted Ms Graham's parents shortly after a search team found the body and made a preliminary identification. |
Positive identification will only be made after a post-mortem is conducted by the state medical examiner, Detective Sgt James Mooney of the Charlottesville Police Department told local media. | Positive identification will only be made after a post-mortem is conducted by the state medical examiner, Detective Sgt James Mooney of the Charlottesville Police Department told local media. |
Mr Matthew, a nursing assistant, was identified as a suspect soon after Ms Graham's disappearance. | Mr Matthew, a nursing assistant, was identified as a suspect soon after Ms Graham's disappearance. |
Witnesses reported seeing a man matching his physical description drinking with Ms Graham on the night she went missing, and he appeared twice in CCTV footage walking alongside her, police said. | Witnesses reported seeing a man matching his physical description drinking with Ms Graham on the night she went missing, and he appeared twice in CCTV footage walking alongside her, police said. |
He was taken into custody by police in Galveston, Texas, 1,300 miles (2,092km) from where Ms Graham was last seen. | He was taken into custody by police in Galveston, Texas, 1,300 miles (2,092km) from where Ms Graham was last seen. |
Authorities say Mr Matthew's arrest had also provided a "forensic link" to the case of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, 20, who went missing from Charlottesville in October 2009. | Authorities say Mr Matthew's arrest had also provided a "forensic link" to the case of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington, 20, who went missing from Charlottesville in October 2009. |
Her body was found on a farm in Albemarle County three months after she went missing. | Her body was found on a farm in Albemarle County three months after she went missing. |
Ms Harrington's case has been linked by DNA evidence since 2012 to the rape of a woman in Fairfax, Virginia, who survived after a passer-by startled her attacker, the FBI says. | Ms Harrington's case has been linked by DNA evidence since 2012 to the rape of a woman in Fairfax, Virginia, who survived after a passer-by startled her attacker, the FBI says. |
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